Definition of non-factive in English:

non-factive

adjective

Linguistics

Denoting a verb that takes a clausal object which may or may not designate a true fact, e.g. believe as opposed to know.
〔语言学〕非事实的（动词，如believe相对于know，其从句宾语不一定是事实）。与CONTRAFACTIVE，FACTIVE 相对
Contrasted with contrafactive, factive
Example sentencesExamples
- This investigation studied the development of certain predicates called factives, such as "sad,""happy,""know," and "true," by studying the semantic effects of negation on the complements of both factive and non-factive predicates.

词汇	non-factive
释义	Definition of non-factive in English: non-factive adjective Linguistics Denoting a verb that takes a clausal object which may or may not designate a true fact, e.g. believe as opposed to know. 〔语言学〕非事实的（动词，如believe相对于know，其从句宾语不一定是事实）。与CONTRAFACTIVE，FACTIVE 相对 Contrasted with contrafactive, factive Example sentencesExamples This investigation studied the development of certain predicates called factives, such as "sad,""happy,""know," and "true," by studying the semantic effects of negation on the complements of both factive and non-factive predicates.
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